Along with Heat fans throughout South Florida and around the world, “The Picker” is cursing LeBron James this morning for missing a late free throw in regulation that likely would have allowed the Heat to defeat the Bulls and cover the spread. Instead, overtime happened and the Bulls reserves kicked Miami’s kiester, contributing to a disappointing 1-1 night that moved “The Picker”‘s record to 11-7-1. He also had the Clippers giving 7 1/2 points to the Wolves, and that pick hit. Tonight, there
We’ve got cool stuff on this site, including a Scores and Statistics tab that includes an “Odds” section that shows which lines have moved, and by how much. Tonight, for instance, the Clippers opened as 5-point favorites over the Timberwolves in Minnesota, and the line has jumped all the way to 7 1/2 — the most movement of any of the NBA games on the board tonight. “The Picker” is one of the people making it move, as he likes the Clippers
// What are we going to learn in tonight’s big Heat-Bulls matchup in Chicago? Hopefully, we’ll find out which stars can show some fourth-quarter moxie. But the better Chicago-Miami game to look forward to will happen next Thursday, when a clearer picture of playoff positioning possibilities will have emerged. There is a case to be made that it is better to be the No. 2 seed than the No. 1 seed, because it might mean an easier path to the conference finals
If you check out last night’s picks from “The Picker,” you will find two entries in the comments section from the man himself. The one that carries the most weight: “Now hitting 67% of my picks w/ a great 2-0-1 night tonight (actually 2-1 – CS) for my first week on here. That includes my worst day of my year of betting within that week. AND i’m still at 67%! Boom let’s make some money people! As we always caution, do what
Shall the focus be on the individuals or the teams this morning? Well, the individual part takes less explanation, so let’s start there: Andrew Bynum grabbed 30 rebounds, yes, 30, in San Antonio on Wednesday night as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Spurs 98-84 to become only the fifth visiting team to win at the At&T Center this season. The 30 boards were the most in an NBA game this season, shattering the mark of 25 shared by Dwight Howard and
I got the distinct impression that “the Picker” did not like being challenged yesterday by Gus Forrest, who put his pinkie ring into play but did not acquit himself well by going 4-4 while “The Picker” went 2-1. But I also got the distinct impression that “the Picker” is now feeling a little extra motivated, which I credit to his editor knowing which buttons to push, and how hard to push them. (Having worked in the past for editors with the
There are a lot of horror stories that can be told by former general managers and front office executives who spent time working for billionaire owner Paul Allen in the Portland Trail Blazers’ front office. John Nash refuses to speak about his time there. Rich Cho is too busy in Charlotte trying to be the next Sam Presti, and is too positive of a guy, to tell those stories publicly. Kevin Pritchard, Steve Patterson and Tom Penn have moved on with their lives,
The “Picker went 2-1 last night by taking LeBron James over 26 and the Mavericks giving 9.5 points to the Kings. He lost on Miami, and his Bulls pick was cancelled when Derrick Rose did not play. Also, he hit a pick two nights ago with the Rockets (he touted them money line when they were 3-point dogs) that was not published because of a miscommunication. So his record after one week is 8-5-1. Not bad at all. Not great, but let’s just say